The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-04-28
ALEXANDER MITCHELL DEAD.
He Dies Suddenly in New York the 10Th inst
Heart Trouble OF Long Duration Followed by
Pneumonia the Cause

heArJ Trouble U! Lung W
Pneumonia the Cause.
New York Special: Alexander Mitchell,
the famous millionaire and railway mag
nate OF the northwest, died rather sudden
ly at the Holman house at 2:25 on the
afternoon OF the 10th. OF bronchial pneu-
monia, complicated by intermittent ma
larial lever.
He had been spending some time in Jack
sonville, Florida, and it's vicinity, where
he owns in conjunction with his vile "
magnificent orange plantation, and while
there he had insisted on getting up and
taking early morning walks every day be-
fore the heavy dew of that region had been
dissipated. In this way he contracted ma
laria and when he returned to New York
he was quite ill and afterwards caught
a severe cold which developed into cap
Hilary bronchitis and finally it terminated
in pneumonia. Mr.. Mitchells son and
the latter's wife were at the II Hoffman house
with their father, and when the illness OF
the elder Mitchell developed seriously Dr.
Mackie who married Il niece of the mill
ionaire and who was his family physician
came with his wife from
Milwaukee to the bedside of the
patient Affairs seemed to mend, how
ever, until this morning, after Mr.. Mitchell
had partaken OF his break last OF oat meal.
and then he grew suddenly worse. The oat
meal was not digested and the fact agra
waited the phenumonic symptoms and fl
nally produced failure OF the functions OF
the heart and death. He had for some
time previously been troubled with inpeded
action OF the heart.
There were present besides the attending
physicians when Mr.. Mitchell breathed his
last. his son, John L. Mitchell, and the lat
tiers wife and little children. Albert Bier
CT, ba tiSf NrS Ma rl; 10
Miller, OF the Milwaukee and Saint
Paul road, OF which Mr.. Mitchell was
president Rev. DR.. Keene of Milwaukee,
the almost constant companion of Mr..
Mitchell on his various journeyings, An
drew j. Aikens, the editor OF the Evening
Wisconsin of Milwaukee and q warm per
sonal friend OF the deceased, the latter 8
two Wallets and Others. The scene was al
fecting, and prayer was offered by DR..
keene. His remains were taken to Mil
waukee for interment.
Dispatches from Milwaukee: Mr.. Mitch
ellis wealth is variously estimated at from
twelve to forty millions. 1t is probable
that the first figure is more nearly
correct than the latter. In TACT, it is even
likely that S12 900, 600 will prove
to be too high n figure. Mr..
Mitchell has not during late years been
~ heavy IL holder OF st. Paul railway
stock as III former years, and has not in
creased his Investments III other fields.
of various kinds. Outside OF his
magnificent residence on Grand avenue,
the chamber OF commerce and
Mitchell bank buildings he has compar
atiyely small landed possessions. He
is known to have left will. John l..
Mitchell, Mr.. Mitchell's only son. mas fire.
quently been spoken Of as q possible sue
cessor Of his father. it has been runor-
sa that the general offices OF tie road
Mr.. Mitchelrs demise. The charter OF
the company, however, stipulates their To-
cation in Wisconsin and the president
must also be a resident OF that state. it
is thought that John Plankinton OF Mil
waukee or Phil. D. Armour OF Chicago,
both of whom are heavily interested in
the st. Paul. will succeed Mr.. Mitchell,
but Armour says he will not accept.
In the Marine and Fire Insurance bank,
OF which Mr.. Mitchell owned 90 of 100
shares J ohm ohnston is likely to be Mr..
Mitchell successor. Mr.. Mitchellis survived
by wife, who is at present at
her Floridian villa; son, John l.. and an
adopted daughter Mrs. DR.. Mackie OF this
city, and sister and brother living in
Aberdeenshire, Scotland. y
Alexander Mitchell was born Oct. 18th,
1917, in the parish OF Elton, Central Aber-
deenshire, Scotland. Elton is about mid
way between Aberdeen and Peterhead, and
six or eight miles back from the North sea
coast. In this quiet farming region his
father, John Mitchell, was an industrious
subs tantial farmer, a man OF vigorous in
telect, self-reiance and probity.
In May, 1889, Mr.. MITCHELL then in his
twenty second year, came to the Unite
States and settled in Milwaukee, then n
village of about 1000 inhabitants. He
and Mr. Smith began business as the Wis
consin Marine and Fire Insurance compa-
n.y. and were wonderfully successful from
the start
1t is not too much to say that to him, far
more than to any other man, living or dead,
Milwaukee owes her prosperity, and al
most her very existence, as anything more
than q, small provincial town. And not
only is this true OF Milwaukee, but of Wis
consin Iowa, Minnesota and Dakota also.
To Mr.. Mitchell's fine management, aided
by s. S. Merrill and his associates, is due
the success OF this vast railway enterprise.
In religion he was n Presby terrain for some
time, but latterly was vestryman OF st.
Jam es Episcopal church, Milwaukee. Mr..
Mitchell was married Oct. Z, 1S41 to Miss
Martha Reed, the daughter of Seth Reed,
one OF the pioneers OF Milwaukee,.